Northern BC

• Provincial park in northern B.C. to expand nearly 100 times in size

  The Ministry of Environment says Klinse-za Park in northern British Columbia will expand from 2,689 hectares to nearly 200,000 hectares.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2024
  
• 4 homes destroyed in Fort Nelson wildfire, no green light yet for residents to return

  The BC Wildfire Service said it does not have a timeline yet of green-lighting a full return for the Fort Nelson community.

  Fire

  May 19, 2024
  
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• Search underway for missing rock climber who may have fell into northern B.C. river

  Police in the community of New Hazelton say Spencer Edouard Oliver went rock climbing on Tuesday, April 16, and didn’t return.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2024
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• Intake of 200-plus cats, kittens will impact resources: BC SPCA

  “What we understand right now from the owner is that people started dumping ‘stray’ cats in his yard several years ago,” the BC SPCA said.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2024
• Snowmobiler, 21, killed by avalanche in northern B.C.

  “Three men were sledding in the area of the bowl when one got stuck,” said police. “As they were about to extract the snowmobile, an avalanche swept all three men away.”

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2024
• 2 earthquakes strike Alaskan panhandle, near B.C. border

  Both were located southwest of Whitehorse and west-southwest of Skagway, Alaska.

  Environment

  Oct 28, 2023
• More than boom and bust: A look at Kitimat’s ties to natural resource industries

  Towns like Kitimat are often labelled as "boom and bust," but residents say its relationship with industry is more nuanced than the way outsiders often describe it.

  Economy

  Oct 24, 2023
• Search underway for missing Indigenous woman in Vanderhoof, B.C.

  Anyone with information is asked to contact the RCMP at 250-567-2222.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2023
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• 1 dead in northern B.C. highway crash

  Police say the collision happened on Highway 16 on Monday morning around 8:45 a.m., around six kilometres west of Vanderhoof, B.C.

  Traffic

  Oct 3, 2023
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• Man missing after suspected shooting in Dawson Creek, B.C.

  RCMP say a " suspicious occurrence" that drew a large police presence in Dawson Creek was a shooting, and that they believe a man is missing from the area.

  Crime

  Aug 31, 2023